The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
agronomy
ecology
conservation
crop protection
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,470
25,609
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Biology
forestry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,950
4,999
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ecology
animal populations
plant-animal interaction
wildlife management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,261
3,200
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Autophagy
Endomembrane trafficking
PCD
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,504
7,760
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Freshwater ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,114
4,511
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
forest ecology
plant ecology
forest history
botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,825
7,615
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Ecosystem Ecology
Element Cycling
Soil Science
Agroecosystems
Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,780
6,974
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ecologist
with an interest in interdisciplinary working
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,334
5,142
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,531
3,802
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,020
6,921
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Spatial ecology
Conservation biology
Forest ecology
Insect ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,556
3,811
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Biotechnology
Structural Biology
Physical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,105
1,908
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Freshwater ecology
restoration
ecosystem functioning
detrital foodwebs
aquatic macroinvertebrates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,609
4,779
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Conservation Biology
Forest Ecology
Climate Change Ecology
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,107
3,840
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
megafauna
trophic ecology
savanna ecology
megaherbivores
earth system function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,778
5,279
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
ecology
behaviour
conservation
forestry
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,791
3,030
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Insect Chemical Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,770
2,113
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,530
2,978
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,306
904
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,122
1,157
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,102
1,992
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Chemical Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,392
2,747
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,371
1,957
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
etologi
antrozoologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,068
1,792
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Insect-microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,974
1,857
0.467
Riccardo Bommarco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,470
25,609
0.633
agronomy
ecology
conservation
crop protection
ecosystem services
Sune Linder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,950
4,999
0.239
Kjell Danell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,261
3,200
0.197
Ecology
animal populations
plant-animal interaction
wildlife management
Alyona Minina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,504
7,760
0.501
Autophagy
Endomembrane trafficking
PCD
Plant Biology
Richard K Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,114
4,511
0.320
Jörg Brunet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,825
7,615
0.594
forest ecology
plant ecology
forest history
botany
Thomas Kätterer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,780
6,974
0.546
Ecosystem Ecology
Element Cycling
Soil Science
Agroecosystems
Modelling
Rene Van Der Wal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,334
5,142
0.417
Ecologist
with an interest in interdisciplinary working
Mats Dynesius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,531
3,802
0.330
Tomas Brodin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,020
6,921
0.691
Thomas Ranius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,556
3,811
0.399
Spatial ecology
Conservation biology
Forest ecology
Insect ecology
Torleif Härd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,105
1,908
0.210
Biotechnology
Structural Biology
Physical Chemistry
Brendan Mckie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,609
4,779
0.628
Freshwater ecology
restoration
ecosystem functioning
detrital foodwebs
aquatic macroinvertebrates
Adam Felton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,107
3,840
0.540
Conservation Biology
Forest Ecology
Climate Change Ecology
Biodiversity
Joris Pgm Cromsigt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,778
5,279
0.779
megafauna
trophic ecology
savanna ecology
megaherbivores
earth system function
Sönke Eggers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,791
3,030
0.523
ecology
behaviour
conservation
forestry
agriculture
Peter Anderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,770
2,113
0.366
Jens Persson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,530
2,978
0.539
Ulf Gärdenfors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,306
904
0.170
Carin Magnhagen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,122
1,157
0.226
Christina Dixelius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,102
1,992
0.390
Paul G Becher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,392
2,747
0.625
Ulf Grandin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,371
1,957
0.448
Lena Lidfors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,068
1,792
0.441
Olle Terenius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,974
1,857
0.467